chī​mèi​wǎng​liǎng

demons

chī a mountain demon resembling a tiger

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
guǐ ghost
SoundMeaning component
leave

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarttrhjer̥aj demon

說文解字

《說文新附》:“魑,鬼屬。从鬼,从离。离亦聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica

mèi kind of forest demon

Components

Meaning component
guǐ ghost
SoundMeaning component
wèi not yet

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartmijHmr[ə][t]-s 魑魅 trhje.mijH a kind of demon

說文解字

《說文》:“鬽,老精物也。从鬼、彡。彡,鬼毛。魅,或从未聲。,古文。,籀文,从彖首,从尾省聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica

wǎng demons

Components

Meaning component
guǐ ghost

demon

Sound component
wǎng, wáng net

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangmaŋʔ
Unicodemiɑ̌ng

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

liǎng a kind of monster Simplified

Components

Meaning component
guǐ ghost

ghost

Sound component
liǎng two

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

a kind of monster Traditional

Components

Meaning component
guǐ ghost

ghost

Sound component
liǎng two

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangraŋʔ
Unicodeliɑ̌ng

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang